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For future reference, for whomever may need it, there is also the National Network of Abortion Funds
http://www.fundabortionnow.org/

Well, had ultrasound and first pill today. They were able to see everything just fine with the abdomen ultrasound so at least I didn't have to get the wand up my hooha, don't know if that will be the case when it comes to the follow up. So far don't feel that much worse than I have the entire time I've been pregnant, discomfort in my belly as always, but just slightly different. I declined to see the ultrasound. I did want to see it out of curiosity but I thought it would make me sad, even though I don't want a kid and know I'm making the best decision, it's still not an easy decision to make and is still kind of sad.

Hope things go alright with the follow up, it's bananas. Hugs to you.

Well....that was the most painful experience of my life. Got everything they listed you could possibly have on the info sheet they gave me. Extreme cramps, back pain, nausea, vomit, diarrhea. Bleeding surprisingly didn't even start for about an hour and a half or 2 hours after I took the pill, everything else was immediate. I'm really worried because I didn't actually bleed that much and hardly had any blood clots. Maybe only about 4-5 average sized ones, not huge at all like they told me to expect, and not a lot by any means, especially since I get more than that on the second day of my period every month. I'm worried now that I might have to get the surgical procedure because I can't imagine that everything has emptied out like it was supposed to, it really wasn't that much. I'm still wearing the same pad that I put on my underwear before I even took the pill and there's hardly anything on it at all, almost nothing, granted I spent most of the first 4 hours either on the toilet or in the shower, but I've been in bed since 11pm and not much has come out. The shower was the only way I could get any pain relief at all. I took both ibuprofen and codine and even with the shower it was almost more pain than I could bare, I seriously wanted to go to the ER, but the only thing that stopped me is that I don't have health insurance. I just kept falling asleep, it makes you tired but I also think I just kept passing out from pain. I fell asleep everywhere, in the shower, on the toilet, in bed, half sitting up. Tried meditating the pain away, it would work for a little, but wouldn't last long, until contractions would start again. I have a really high pain tolerance too. I guess my body just reacted really badly to the medication.
I've been worried the whole time that it won't work because I've always been extremely healthy and strong and able to fight off illnesses really well. I was and am still afraid that even with all these medications that this fricking pregnancy is going to fight and hang on, and now with the fact that hardly any blood clots came out, I think that might actually be what's happening. At least if I do have to get the surgical one, which will be mortifying and scary for me, I don't have to pay for it. That was one of the questions I asked, was how much it will cost to get the surgical if the medication fails.

I am so sorry you had a difficult experience. It sounds very painful and I understand your doubts. Can you call the clinic/your MD and get some reassurance?

I have an emergency number that they gave me, or I might try to call on Monday when the office is actually open and just see what they think about the fact that I haven't had a lot of blood clots. I'm scheduled for my follow up on the 14th. I'll have to see what they say. Maybe since I haven't had a significant amount emptying out they might want me to come in earlier, I dont' know. My boyfriend called the emergency number last night to see if would be okay for me to take a bath instead of a shower (I kept running out of hot water because I would be in there for so long). I don't know if I should call them again about this or if there's any point in doing so since I couldn't do anything about it until the clinic opens again.

Sorry for any significant typos, words missing, not making sense, grammar wise. I'm still kind of out of it. Really tired. And now I have to try and work on something for one of my clients because apparently me saying that I can't work at all this weekend doesn't include fixing minor issues and since they have to send this shiitake out I've got to do this today.....at least it is mostly just a minor issue so it won't take long.

((((Hugs to you)))). I think it makes sense to follow up early if you have doubts. I hope you feel better and can get some rest soon!

I will definitely be calling the office tomorrow and try to talk to a nurse to see what they think about the fact that there weren't a lot of blood clots and my bleeding now is already fairly moderate/light. One of the options that the info packets lists when the first attempt fails is to get another set of pills before they try and do the surgical. I don't know if they would bother with that, but if they think that's a good choice I will definitely ask for a stronger pain killer considering how my body reacted the first time around. I didn't expect it to be as painful as it was, it seems like for most people it seems that it's not normally like that.

Banana's, I'm just coming back to this thread, and I'm sorry to read that you're having a difficult experience with the medical procedure. If you need someone to chat with, do PM me. I hope you are well.

Hope you're doing okay! And eating cookies.

bananas, i hope you're okay now. i'm a bit late to this thread but i really am so sorry that it's what you're going through. stay strong. :> ((hugs))

I'm going to give this thread a bump just because I want the ladies here to be able to see it and know that there are other ladies who will support them.